Beleaguered in Pekin: The Boxer's War Against the Foreigner

"Beleaguered in Peking: The Boxer's War Against the Foreigner" by Robert Coltman, Jr. is a historical report from a surgeon caught in the middle of the Boxer Rebellion in China. From his point of view we learn about the siege of foreign embassies in Beijing, which resulted from growing anti-foreign feelings among the Chinese population and clashes of power. The book starts with a riot at the Marco Polo Bridge, which shows right away that things were definitely going to get worse as anti-foreigner anger rose and conflicted views of Chinese officials and foreign people made things even more dangerous, eventually contributing to the beginning of the siege, as told by the author from his experiences with locals and military officials, painting a really clear picture of the risks that foreigners faced in Beijing as the Boxer movement gained momentum.